And know when I've found out that I don't have the multi cpu kernel, how do I go about changing the kernel, a complete reinstall?

You could try a old 1.2.2 image http://files.nl.pfsense.org/mirror/downloads/old/ or better yet buy a new card http://blog.pfsense.org/?p=472

It does support SATA and RAID controllers in general, but whether or not yours will work wholly depends upon the controller in the hardware. Check the FreeBSD 7.2 Hardware Notes, and see if the chipset in the server is supported. Without more detail (a LOT more detail, in fact) about the hardware, it's impossible to say for certain.

1.2.2 and 1.2.3 embedded should install the same way with dd, if that worked for 1.2.2 it should work for 1.2.3.

Suggestion: ssh into the pfSense box, login and post the output of the shell commands vmstat -i ps ax pciconf -l and tell us the version of pfSense you are using and the amount of RAM in the system.

Ok Ill change it over tonight

@D0X: Hi there. I'm running 1.2.3 RC1 at the moment on a CF card, I remember I installed that from a CD to be able to install packages some months ago. But I like to run the latest nanobsd embedded version of 1.2.3 on a CF card, so I downloaded the 1GB image and "physdiskwrited" it to the CF card. Upon boot it just stops after the BIOS POST message, there's a flashing cursor and thats it. Tried another card, another cardreader and the 512mb image, but no good. Is this one of those serial boot only images? I want to boot it VGA + keyboard. What am I missing here? You are going to have to help us out. What make/model and BIOS version ?

There is an Avahi package you can install from System > Packages and it works just fine on 1.2.3 NanoBSD-based embedded images. I'm using it on my WRAP right now.

To use CARP you just need the same number of interfaces on both boxes. They do not have to be the same NICs. Carp does reqire an extra NIC on each box dedicated to keeping both boxes in sync. http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Configuring_pfSense_Hardware_Redundancy_(CARP)

Many thanx…

Got it! Thank You! :D

@gravyface: Thank you.  Has this been clarified anywhere in writing (besides here)?  I didn't see it in the docs, but would be happy to update it. Have a look here: http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Installing_pfSense

Just curious, which stencil are you using? I can't find it anywhere on Graffletopia :/ Merci :)

Super..!! Thx :)

@comppuwork: the daughter card is a AD3RTLANP 3 PORT NIC (realtech rtl8100c). the wan port works but the other 2 do not get anything at all. do i have a driver problem? can anything be done about it? i can return the firewall, but i really would like to get this one working. Sounds like a Jetway motherboard and daughter card. The 3 daughter card interfaces should be all the same. I'm not sure what you mean by "the wan port works but the other 2 do not get anything at all". Do you mean you tried all three daughter card interfaces as the WAN interface but only the one you are currently using registered receiving an IP address from your ISP? If thats what you meant, how did you go about trying the other interfaces as the WAN interface and how did you verify they "did not get anything"? What did you directly connect to the LAN port? A switch? A computer? what has me confused is that everything worked with monowall. I believe monowall is based on an earlier version of FreeBSD than the version used in pfSense. Occasionally there are unintended regressions where a newer version of FreeBSD breaks support for a device supported by an older version of FreeBSD. For diagnostic purposes, it would probably be useful to make the working "WAN" port the LAN port so you can connect to the pfSense GUI, complete configuration and more readily provide further system information that can be more easily provided if it can be capture on another computer? Are you connected to a cable ISP rather than a xDSL ISP? I've seen reports that it is common for cable modems to remember the MAC address of the downstream device and only talk with that device. This could impact your problem using the other ports as WAN ports.

Hi to everybody! Yesterday night I manage to install and configure my router pc. wallabybob you are right after I boot my pc, apareantly it is freezed but, buut  ;D on hyperterminal apear the initilaization. I said wau. Now it is working,I will test my router pc about few daysand after that it is in production envoirement. I  manage to configure my wifi card ralink 2561, bridge with lan interface, create on firewall rules an entry for wlan. I don't manage to test wpa wpa 2 on the wifi, seems I can't connect trought dhcp from wifi, from lan working very good, but I phink my os on my laptop has a problem, because my friend manage to conect trough dhcp of wifi. So my system is: MB 5ALI61 with socket 7 procesor AMD K6-2 550 underclock at 250 MHz(2.5X100MHz FSB) 256 MB SDRAM LAN 3COM Cyclone WAN 3COM Tornado (pppoe connection with dynamic ip  :-) WLAN edimax 7128 (ralink 2561 chipset) ADPTER CF to IDE TRAXDATA 2Gb Pro (working at ata 66) 12 V 5 ports switch power on from my router pc Mainboard even boots without no vga. I mange to coonect trough hyperterminal from laptop using an ATEN USB to SERIAL adaptor and a null cable modem. Port com1 on may router pc configure on 3F8 IRQ 4 (not auto) and port com created on my router configuration is speed 9600 data bits 8 Parity N stop 1. Power measured with a killawatt is 20 - 22W Thank you very much for your support wallabybob Problem solved. Thread close

I learned it !Thank you!!

I'm not sure of the details of how your configuration changed but suspect that you might have ending up changing your pfSense LAN IP address so consequently when your laptop attempts to get an IP address from the last used DHCP server (old pfSense IP address) it can no longer get one because the server doesn't respond. Perhaps if you power cycled your laptop you might restore communication with pfSense. (Assuming pfSense is configured to make a sensible response to laptop DHCP request.) If that doesn't work, you probably need to connect to the Alix serial console for further investigation.